multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
minimum; at the very least
to take; to catch; to capture
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
casual dish (esp. Japanese food); simple dish
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
almost every day; almost daily
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
true state; actual condition; reality
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to read the situation; to sense the mood
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence